From Battlefield to Boardroom [electronic resource] : Making the difference through values based leadership /
Yardley, Ivan.author.
Kakabadse, A.author.
Neal, Derrick.author.
The global economy is becoming an increasingly turbulent world; this changing context is placing new demands on organisational thinking. This book examines how similar demands have been met by the British military and how these solutions could be utilised by a wider community of practitioners.
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Cover; Contents; List of figures and boxes; List of abbreviations; Foreword; 1 When a cold wind blew in (the dilemma of business leadership, one for all or all for one?); The seeds we sow; The contrasting approach to business: the military experience; Going back to the basics to remain competitive; Military leadership beyond the battlefield!; The influence of the British Army; The British Army's approach; The thinking behind the British military leadership approach; Controlling chaos, herding cats the military way; Feeling the way through the danger, making the critical decisions
Authority, a signature of legitimate powerA window on the organizational soul; Get them young: the military's approach to selecting leaders; A foot in both camps; Cart and horse: getting it right from the beginning; Remind me of the role of the leader again; Values guide decisions when experience or training becomes limited; Walking the walk and talking the talk; Sustainability, balance, and flexibility; Measuring outputs through management action; Adaptation, rationalization, and implementation, you choose!; Without trust you have nothing; Trusting leaders and trustworthy leadership
Implications for identification, selection, and training of leadership/senior managementSummary; 2 The changing face of leadership in the global context; The current business environment and the impact on leadership thinking and theory; The historical roots of business organizational design; Changing nature of business organizational form and the implications for business leadership; The M form, the basis of organizational management; The first wave of knowledge exchange begins!; More food, more people!; Industrialization of society: the masses need organizing
Transplantation of state to corporate leadership: a new religionA new challenge for business leadership, time and space: a new frontier!; The second wave of knowledge exchange evolves; The third wave of knowledge exchange; Implications for leadership thinking; One size fits all; The demands of today and the implications for tomorrow's leaders; Does the world share the same values?; Being better than the competition; Embracing the uncomfortable N form; The benefits of examining the transference of key practices from the military to the business space; The demands of N form leadership; Summary
3 Empowerment and risk as a source of competitive advantageHow to build a winning business; Getting everyone involved; Getting involved the military way; Trust: the elephant in the management room; The adoption of maneuverist thinking and the wider implications; Looking for answers to today's questions in lessons from the past; The first and last Cold War; Out with the old and in with the new; How strategy was changed from a prison; Embracing the danger; The cornerstone to success; Identification of risk and the appropriate management of risk for innovation
Keeping decision-making where it counts
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The global economy is becoming an increasingly turbulent world; this changing context is placing new demands on organisational thinking. This book examines how similar demands have been met by the British military and how these solutions could be utilised by a wider community of practitioners.
Leadership.
International business enterprises.
Management.
Industrial management.
Public relations.
International economics.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
International Business.
Management.
Innovation/Technology Management.
Corporate Communication/Public Relations.
International Economics.